The T&T Football Association (T&TFA) is winding down a hectic schedule of events which saw the local governing body stage several developmental workshops and seminars over the 2016 calendar.
The most recent course was the Concacaf Level II goalkeeping course which was conducted by Concacaf instructor Claine Plummer for 36 participants at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
Prior to that, the TTFA in collaboration with Concacaf staged a Club Licensing seminar at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva in September.
That seminar was held with the aim of establishing standards and enhancing the environment for club football to advance in the country.
The seminar, which was conducted by Jonathan Martinez, Concacaf senior manager for club licensing and development, was compulsory for all local Pro League and Super League clubs
The growth of leagues and clubs is directly related to key performance indicators within the areas of infrastructure, sporting, administration, finance, legal and social responsibility. Concacaf’s club licensing program provides tools aimed at raising the level of professionalism in league and club management.
TTFA technical director Muhammad Isa also oversaw the coach education programme and the community grassroots clinics which was sponsored by the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago foundation. There were TTFA “C” License courses held and more are being planned for 2017.
In November, Fifa technical development officer Anton Corneal conducted a three-day seminar for local coaching instructors under the Royal Dutch Academy alliance. This was geared towards increasing the knowledge base and improving the practices of local coaching instructors who will in turn train and educate local coaches.
And on the officiating end, 24 local elite referees received their certificates of participation in a Fifa Referees Assistance Programme (RAP) course held in September.
The referees engaged in a week-long seminar conducted by former Fifa referee and Fifa instructor Peter Prendergast and fitness instructor Allan Brown of Costa Rica at the San Juan North Secondary.